Hey, They Can't Have It All TOM O'NEIL, Tom O'Neil is the author of Variety's "Movie Awards" (Perigee Books), a just-published roundup of the Oscars, Golden Globes and 11 others. He's also the host of http://www.goldderby.com, where top pundits predict who'll win the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Golden Globes

Never Just the Writer GARY ROSS, Gary Ross received Academy Award nominations for his original screenplays of "Big" (1988), which he co-wrote, and "Dave" (1993). He wrote and directed "Pleasantville" (1998)

L.a. Confidential EUGEN WEBER, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review and the author, most recently, of "Apocalypses."

To Silence the Song of a Phoenix DIANA PRESTON, Diana Preston is the author of "The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900."

Soul Sisters RUTH ROSEN, Ruth Rosen teaches history at UC Davis and is an editorial writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. She is the author of "The World Split Open: How The Modern Women's Movement Changed America."

The Energy Trap Gregg Easterbrook, Gregg Easterbrook is a senior editor for the New Republic and BeliefNet.com and a visiting fellow in economics at the Brookings Institution

Financial Crisis Brewing Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead is a contributing editor to Opinion and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "Mortal Splendor: The American Empire in Transition."

Alberto Gonzales GREGORY RODRIGUEZ, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation

Stay Tuned--The Enemy Has Become an Ally Elaine Showalter, Elaine Showalter is a professor of English at Princeton University and the author of "Inventing Herself: Claiming a Feminist Intellectual Heritage."

Two Powers Passing in the Night Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow with the Davenport Institute for Public Policy at Pepperdine University and at the Milken Institute. He is the author of "The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution is Reshaping the American Landscape."